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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    This barrel has a very long throat, i can seat 180 eldms right out in the neck only and only just get close to the lands. I'm certain this long throat helps it pickup velocity, and i believe it was throated like this for that exact reason, i purchased the rifle already like this.
    Do you have anything on the 180’s, interested to see how fast you got them going also

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hunterdave View Post
    Do you have anything on the 180’s, interested to see how fast you got them going also
    Here's the velocities from my initial ladder. Barrel is 22"

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    Interesting results with RE26… how much more speed would you be getting over RE17

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    Interesting, my rifle Tikka 284 22in TF bbl - I hit pressure at around 56gn RL26, Nosler brass 3.220 COL ( 20 thou jump) running at 2700fps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chainsaw View Post
    Interesting, my rifle Tikka 284 22in TF bbl - I hit pressure at around 56gn RL26, Nosler brass 3.220 COL ( 20 thou jump) running at 2700fps.
    What bullet mate,

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    What bullet mate,
    With 180 ELDMs
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    Quote Originally Posted by chainsaw View Post
    With 180 ELDMs
    My barrel has a pretty long throat, I'll double check my just touch length and let you know,

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    My barrel has a pretty long throat, I'll double check my just touch length and let you know,
    @chainsaw, ok my just touch oal with 180 eldm is right on 3.3", and I was running an oal 15 thou off that.

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    What brass were you using? That might also account for some differences. Maybe some batch difference in RL26 ? A reminder for all of us to approach reload loads with caution.
    While speed at 2700 is not as high as I’d like it did produce very tight groups. However all up I think I’ll stick with 162AMAX in 284 and save my stocks of 180s for magnums.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chainsaw View Post
    What brass were you using? That might also account for some differences. Maybe some batch difference in RL26 ? A reminder for all of us to approach reload loads with caution.
    While speed at 2700 is not as high as I’d like it did produce very tight groups. However all up I think I’ll stick with 162AMAX in 284 and save my stocks of 180s for magnums.
    Yes very very true, always take others powder charges with a grain of salt and always work up from a few grains lower. Brass, chambers, throat lengths, powder lots, and even actions in some cases can affect where you will find excess pressure.

    I was using new Winchester brass.

    And i agree, i am also going back to 162's in the 284, mainly because of the twist of my barrel. (Standard tikka barrel) The 180's shoot mint at shorter ranges, but the stability is marginal out at 1000 yards. So i'll stay with the 162's in this barrel.

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    Following with interest. Have a couple of pounds of RL26 and some berger 168s to try in the short barreled Tikka

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackfern View Post
    Following with interest. Have a couple of pounds of RL26 and some berger 168s to try in the short barreled Tikka
    Let us know how you get on @Blackfern pretty much what I'm wanting to try once I get my 284win barrel.

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    Looks like I'll be trying to get a couple of bottles of re26 next time it's available
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    Quote Originally Posted by distant stalker View Post
    Looks like I'll be trying to get a couple of bottles of re26 next time it's available
    It maybe a long weight

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    Quote Originally Posted by 25/08IMP View Post
    It maybe a long weight

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    It should have been a long wait

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